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Round, of weeds, leaves & grass lined with rootlets. Situated about 5 feet up in mesquite tree in brushy woods. Eggs three or four; more often four.
Date15 Jun 1930
LocalityBenton, Atascosa, Texas, USA
Coordinates29.202988, -98.768552 ↗ map
CollectorKirn, Albert J.B.
Eggs in Set4
Specimen Typee
Incubationcommenced (transcribed as “begun”)
Identificationflushed (transcribed as “Bird flushed”)
Nest Height1.52 m (5 feet)
Nest Supportmesquite tree
Nest Materialsweeds, leaves, grass
Nest Liningrootlets
Nest Settingbrushy woods
Nest NotesRound nest situated in mesquite tree. Eggs three or four; more often four.
HeaderFROM THE OOLOGICAL COLLECTION OF ALBERT J. B. KIRN
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